Our Church Beliefs We believe that Jesus: died, was buried, and was
physically resurrected on the third day; is the eternal and divine Son
of God; is the second person of the Trinity; came into this world to redeem
us by offering himself as the sub- stitutionary sacrifice for our sins.
We believe that the result of Jesus’ work is that
salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.
We believe that the fulfillment of God’s plan of
redemption will begin with the visible personal return of Christ to judge
the world and separate believers and unbelievers forever, and will culminate
in a new creation.
We believe that only the Bible is God’s Word to
mankind, and is without error in all that it teaches and affirms.
We believe that baptism is best practiced through
submersion of those old enough to have accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior
with understanding.

If you would like to seek spiritual guidance from
one of our pastors, please contact us at the church or visit us on Sunday.

Our Pastors Reverend Michael Larsen began serving as pastor
of our English speaking congregation in October of 1994. He has a Bachelors
of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley, a Masters of Divinity
from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and a
Masters of Teaching English as a Second Language from California State
University, Sacramento.

Our pastor for our Japanese speaking congregation
is Rev. Koki Arai, who has been serving at our church since 1985. He is
also the owner of Mikuni Restaurant.

History The First Japanese Baptist Church began in 1920
as the “Seisho Gakuen” (Bible Institute) at 5th & P streets. There
were seven adults and three children. In January 1922, we became the First
Japanese Baptist Church. After four years in a temporary facility, our
church moved to its current location in 1962.

Directions Our church can be reached by taking 99 south from
highway 50. Take the second exit on the right, fruitridge, and go right
(west). Turn right at the first signal (Franklin). 29th Avenue is the first
street on the left at a =| | intersection. First Japanese Baptist Church
2900 29th Avenue Sacramento, CA 95820 451-6707